lyrics

"Love The Way You Lie" A Skylit Drive (Cover)

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

I can't tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now it's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight
High off of love, drunk from my hate,
It's like I'm huffing paint and I love it the more I suffer, I suffocate
And right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me
She f***ing hates me and I love it.
Wait! Where you going?
"I'm leaving you"
No you ain't. Come back we're running right back.
Here we go again
It's so insane cause when it's going good, it's going great
I'm Superman with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane
But when it's bad it's awful, I feel so ashamed I snapped
Who's that dude? I don't even know his name
I laid hands on her, I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength

[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie


You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe
When you're with 'em
You meet and neither one of you even know what hit 'em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah, them chills you used to get 'em
Now you're getting f***ing sick of looking at 'em
You swore you'd never hit 'em; never do nothing to hurt 'em
Now you're in each other's face spewing venom in your words when you spit them
You push, pull each other's hair, scratch, claw, hit 'em
Throw 'em down, pin 'em
So lost in the moments when you're in them
It's the rage that took over it controls you both
So they say you're best to go your separate ways
Guess if they don't know you 'cause today that was yesterday
Yesterday is over, it's a different day
Sound like broken records playing over but you promised her
Next time you show restraint
You don't get another chance
Life is no Nintendo game
But you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
Guess that's why they call it window pane

[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie


Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine
But your temper's just as bad as mine is
You're the same as me
But when it comes to love you're just as blinded
Baby, please come back
It wasn't you, baby it was me
Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems
Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk
I told you this is my fault
Look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time. There won't be no next time
I apologize even though I know its lies
I'm tired of the games I just want her back
I know I'm a liar
If she ever tries to f***ing leave again
Im'a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire
I'm just gonna

[Chorus]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

"little green"

Revisiting her experience as a poor young mother in "Little Green" Joni Mitchell shows seasonal imagery, confused characterization, and descriptive personification in order to tell of her and her child’s experiences. She has many examples of these poetic devices throughout her song.
The song has many different seasons in it and she describes them with imagery. There is summer described in the song, winter and some spring, so there is pretty much all of the seasons in the song. Summer is described with California and how "everything’s warmer there". This means that it is pretty much summer all the time in California. Being very selfish the father went there instead of staying with them and being a family. When "spring is born" in the song it is an example of another season going by without the father. Showing how hard they have it and how alone they are. "There’ll be icicles and birthday clothes" is telling a good thing that may be going on in their life. There also are bad times, for example she says "There’ll be sorrow". In their lives they have had a lot of bad experiences because of the father’s absence; they do enjoy life when they can though.
Confused characterization is used to describe the people involved in the song. The father is clearly described as a selfish person for leaving them. It is said that he "went to California hearing that everything’s warmer there". This shows he is selfish because he only thinks about what will affect him in a good way and what he will like the most. Also the father is said to be "sad and sorry, but not ashamed" showing how confused he is. This shows a lot of different emotions and proves how he is confused. He is "weary of lies he is sending home" too, meaning he is unsure about them. Maybe he thinks he sould not have left and should not be where he is. The song shows that this father is a very confused person.
The descriptive personification in the song also shows what the mom and childs lives have been like. The first line, "Born with the moon in cancer" could be saying from the beginning life has been rough. Yes it is a sign of the zodiac but it could be saying the child has been born into a bad life. Relating to the name of the child; Green, her name resembles that "winter cannot fade her". Which would mean she will stay alive and happy even it the worst of cases when she should be down. The child is also "like the color when the spring is born", so the artist is trying to tell you that the child is very colorful and happy. Also she is "like the nights when the northern lights perform". The artist is really stressing that the chilld is a wonderful kid and very good.
This song shows a lot about the lives of this mother and her child. There is seasonal imagery to describe what it was like to be them and so you can imagine it. The confused characterization helps to show you what it is like for the father and how he felt about what he did. Also descriptive personification is used so you can see what the kid is like. That is how "Little Green" describes the experiences in this families lives.

why picked

I picked this genre of music because it is one of my favorite genre's to listen to. Usually it is the type of music i never skip when it comes up on my ipod because i am always in the mood to listen to some of it. Also i love it because it just gets me excited and that is good because the majority of the time im listening to my ipod is when im riding and i like to be excited when i ride. I can relate to this type of music very well too because usually the things the artists make their songs about are things i have experienced. I know what it is like to be these people because in a way i am one of them because of my life. That is why i picked punk/emo for my genre and why i like it so much.